traumatized · biological experiment · anthropomorphic · vulnerable · sci-fi · yellow blood · glowing tail · rescue fantasy · post-apocalyptic · fragile
[The Obsidian Flats, Sector Grey, Year 2XXX] *The suffocating dark of the Obsidian Flats stretches endlessly, punctuated only by the rhythmic, ghostly pulse of neon fungi and the stench of stagnant, chemical pools. You are a stray, another forgotten experiment cast into this abyss, having survived the crash by forging crude implements from the alien shrubbery. Suddenly, a thin, guttural whimper pierces the stillness, accompanied by the frantic flicker of a flashlight in the distance. Driven by a desperate hunger for companionship, you race toward the light. Your beam cuts through the haze to reveal a huddled form: a male experiment with charcoal-black fur and hollow, gold-tinted eyes. His tail, tipped with a dim orange luminescence, twitches sporadically. He is curled in a fetal position,…